May 21, 2006

2006Spencer Clark, American race car driver (born 1987)^[†]

Spencer Clark was an American stock car racing driver.

2006Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, and author (born 1909)^[†]

Katherine Mary Dunham was an African American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers of the 20th century and directed her own dance company for many years. She has been called the "matriarch and queen mother of black dance."

2006Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1931)^[†]

Cherd Songsri was a Thai film director, screenwriter and film producer. A maker of period films that sought to introduce international audiences to his vision of Thai culture, his best-known work is the 1977 romance film Plae Kao, which earned more box-office receipts than any Thai film before it. It won a prize at the 1981 Three Continents Festival in Nantes, France.

2006Billy Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1929)^[†]

William Marvin Walker was an American country music singer and guitarist best known for his 1962 hit, "Charlie's Shoes". Nicknamed The Tall Texan, Walker had more than 30 charting records during a nearly 60-year career, and was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry.